DPA Warsaw Polish President Andrzej Duda took the oath of office for a second five-year term on Thursday amid coronavirus precautions in parliament and silent protests against his policies. Usually full with ..

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday recorded more than 5,000 coronavirus cases after a spurt in new infections that sparked a “wake-up week”. The national public health organisation announced 153 cases over the last 24 hours, ..

COURMAYEUR: An alpine resort in Italy was on high alert on Thursday and dozens of people were evacuated over fears a huge chunk of a mountain glacier could break away because of sudden high temperatures. The hovering block ..

AFP Paris Punishing two-year droughts like the record-breaking one that gripped Central Europe from 2018 to 2019 could become much more frequent if the region fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said on ..

KOTSIUBYNSKE: Ukrainian justice ministry on Thursday begun a drive to sell off its prisons, an ambitious project meant to help finance new jails for the country’s ageing penitentiary system. Over the next 10 years the ..

WELLINGTON: In order to keep the continent COVID-19-free, scientists heading to Antarctica will first have to undergo quarantine in New Zealand, the New Zealand government announced on Thursday. The first team of ..

WASHINGTON: An American who has been on the run for nearly 50 years and was living under an assumed name as a senior citizen in a quiet town in New Mexico has finally been nabbed, the FBI said on Thursday. Luis Archuleta, who is ..

WASHINGTON: As US President Donald Trump was about to leave Washington for Ohio, the governor of the Midwestern state announced he has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Governor Mike DeWine took the coronavirus ..

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday offered a $10 million reward aimed at preventing foreign interference in the November election, as the State Department accused Russia of waging an ..

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted on Thursday to bar TikTok from being downloaded onto US government employees’ telephones, intensifying US scrutiny of the popular Chinese-owned video app. The bill passed by the ..